SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. - Motorists traveling south between the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Clarks Summit and Old Forge interchanges should expect a stretch of slow, single-lane traffic through at least April 5.

The traffic restrictions are part of the $16 million project to remove and replace the concrete deck and structural steel on the bridge over Northern Boulevard in South Abington Twp., the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission said.

The speed limit through the work zone will be 35 mph.

Traffic patterns can quickly change, and motorists should stay alert for slow-moving or stopped traffic approaching the construction zone from both directions, said Mimi Doyle, a turnpike commission spokeswoman.

Construction will impact the traffic flow in both directions through the fall of 2016, when the project is scheduled to wrap up.

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